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DeVane, Mabel Phillips, 1899-1979

 Person

Biography

American, Yale alumna, served as President of the League of Women Voters, member of the New Haven Mayor’s Committee to Revise the Charter, founding board member of Recording for the Blind, and a President of the New Haven Library Board.

General Context

ArchivesSpace Agents Reparative Task Force for Women's Names: Full name information for this Person record was found in 2021 and was updated from Mrs. William C. DeVane to Mabel Phillips DeVane.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Clyde De Vane papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1114
Abstract: Professional papers relating to De Vane's research, teaching, and other activities at Yale University. Included are correspondence, writings, speeches, lecture notes, research materials (particularly on Robert Browning), biographical material, and photographs. The academic papers of his wife, Mabel Phillips De Vane, are also part of the collection. They consist chiefly of essays written while she was a graduate student at Yale University, ca. 1925, together with memorabilia and biographical...
Dates: 1908-1968